Maintenance started on Lincoln's Pelham Bridge on Monday 7 June; this is how work has progressed this week.
Hydrodemolition has been the main job on the bridge this week. This is a technique using high pressure water jets, which can break out any damaged or substandard areas of concrete.
It's allowed us to remove the concrete around the streetlighting columns, and we are now starting to cut out the concrete where the new safety barrier posts will go.
We're also using this technique to break out any areas of loose or damaged concrete on the deck ready to repair and fill back in.
A specialist contractor has also started to prep the bridge deck this week. They are grit-blasting the edges of the carriageway and pathways to get it ready for the new waterproofing to stick.
We have also continued to take up any chunks of the old waterproofing membrane, and cleaning out the joints ready for the new waterproofing materials.
Next week, hydrodemolition will continue. We're cutting out square areas for the new barrier posts to sit in – there are over 300 of these in total to be cut out! Once this has been done, we can start setting the new barrier cradles in.
We will also make a start on repairing the areas of substandard concrete which have been broken out of the deck.
Thanks again for bearing with us whilst the bridge is closed. Works are progressing well and on programme for planned completion date.